Hushoor's Korea Briefing: 2003-09-16

Winds of Change.NET Regional Briefings run on Tuesdays & Wednesdays, and sometimes Fridays too. This Regional Briefing focuses on Korea, courtesy of Robert Koehler of the Marmot's Hole.
TOP TOPICS
* Make sure to read Tacitus's post on Kang Chol-Hwan's book "The Aquariums of Pyongyang" - it's absolutely amazing, & completely horrifying. Seeing Eye Blog's post on German North Korean human rights activist Norbert Vollertsen is equally noteworthy.
* The six party talks to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis in Beijing came and went, and the best that can be said is no one killed each other. The talks ended without a joint statement, with each participant putting their own unique spin on things - the US trying the positive approach, the Chinese blaming the Americans for their inflexibility, and the North Koreans declaring their intention to reject any future talks. More inside...
Other Topics Today Include: 2 great Korea blogs; The Beijing talks in depth; Chinese getting impatient; Opinions on how to deal with North Korea; ROK army to Iraq (maybe); Various items on South Korean politics; Suicide in Cancun; Norkbot cheerleader temptresses, American POWs; and so much more!

Why is it insane? Even without that division, the south would destroy a northern invasion. The problem for them is that NK artillery would flatten Seoul and its people, but another division won't make any difference.

It would be nice if you might, you know, offer reasons for a judgment as extreme as "insane".

The Chinese troops are amassing on North Korea's border not to threaten the North, but to help the North keep its people imprisoned there.
It's also time that South Korea faced some heat for propping up the North. My take on that is here: http://www.rightpolicy.com and my take on how to address the North Korea nuclear issue is here: http://www.rightpolicy.com/northkorea1.htm

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